Lazaro and the Shark: Cuba Under the Surface
In Santiago de Cuba, rival conga bands scour the sparse marketplace for materials to create show-stopping numbers for the annual Carnival competition. O’Reilly’s film follows young, innovative Lázaro, who is determined to beat “the Shark,” his older and more establishment-favored competitor. Tensions build and tempers flare as the government restrictions and scarcity of present-day Cuba come to bear on one of the world’s poorest Carnivals.
Release Date
November 12, 2022Runtime
76 minGenres
DocumentaryDirected by
William Sabourin O'ReillyLanguage
Spanish; CastilianBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
Released